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away four country´people with nosegays�察�and three men of business with
portmanteaus�察 �and fired itself off again�察 �bang�察 �bang�察 �bang� �At long
intervals were uncomfortable refreshment´rooms�察 �made more
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uncomfortable by the scorn of Beauty towards Beast�察 �the public ��but to
whom she never relented�察 �as Beauty did in the story�察 �towards the other
Beast���察 �and where sensitive stomachs were fed�察 �with a contemptuous
sharpness occasioning indigestion。 Here�察 �again�察 �were stations with
nothing going but a bell�察�and wonderful wooden razors set aloft on great
posts�察�shaving the air。 In these fields�察�the horses�察�sheep�察�and cattle were
well used to the thundering meteor�察�and didn't mind�察�in those�察�they were all
set scampering together�察 �and a herd of pigs scoured after them。 The
pastoral country darkened�察�became coaly�察�became smoky�察�became infernal�察�
got better�察�got worse�察�improved again�察�grew rugged�察�turned romantic�察�was
a wood�察 �a stream�察 �a chain of hills�察 �a gorge�察 �a moor�察 �a cathedral town�察 �a
fortified place�察�a waste。 Now�察�miserable black dwellings�察�a black canal�察�
and sick black towers of chimneys�察�now�察�a trim garden�察�where the flowers
were bright and fair�察�now�察�a wilderness of hideous altars all a´ blaze�察�now�察�
the water meadows with their fairy rings�察�now�察�the mangy patch of unlet
building ground outside the stagnant town�察�with the larger ring where the
Circus was last week。 The temperature changed�察�the dialect changed�察�the
people changed�察�faces got sharper�察�manner got shorter�察�eyes got shrewder
and harder�察�yet all so quickly�察�that the spruce guard in the London uniform
and silver lace�察 �had not yet rumpled his shirt´collar�察 �delivered half the
dispatches in his shiny little pouch�察�or read his newspaper。
Carlisle� �Idle and Goodchild had got to Carlisle。 It looked
congenially and delightfully idle。 Something in the way of public
amusement had happened last month�察 �and something else was going to
happen before Christmas�察 �and�察 �in the meantime there was a lecture on
India for those who liked it ´ which Idle and Goodchild did not。 Likewise�察�
by those who liked them�察�there were impressions to be bought of all the
vapid prints�察 �going and gone�察 �and of nearly all the vapid books。 For
those who wanted to put anything in missionary boxes�察 �here were the
boxes。 For those who wanted the Reverend Mr。 Podgers ��artist's proofs�察�
thirty shillings���察�here was Mr。 Podgers to any amount。 Not less gracious
and abundant�察 �Mr。 Codgers also of the vineyard�察 �but opposed to Mr。
Podgers�察 �brotherly tooth and nail。 Here�察 �were guide´books to the
neighbouring antiquities�察 �and eke the Lake country�察 �in several dry and
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husky sorts�察�here�察�many physically and morally impossible heads of both
sexes�察�for young ladies to copy�察�in the exercise of the art of drawing�察�here�察�
further�察�a large impression of MR。 SPURGEON�察�solid as to the flesh�察�not
to say even something gross。 The working young men of Carlisle were
drawn up�察�with their hands in their pockets�察�across the pavements�察�four and
six abreast�察 �and appeared ��much to the satisfaction of Mr。 Idle�� to have
nothing else to do。 The working and growing young women of Carlisle�察�
from the age of twelve upwards�察�promenaded the streets in the cool of the
evening�察 �and rallied the said young men。 Sometimes the young men
rallied the young women�察 �as in the case of a group gathered round an
accordion´player�察 �from among whom a young man advanced behind a
young woman for whom he appeared to have a tenderness�察�and hinted to
her that he was there and playful�察�by giving her ��he wore clogs�� a kick。
On market morning�察�Carlisle woke up amazingly�察�and became ��to the
two Idle Apprentices�� disagreeably and reproachfully busy。 There were
its cattle market�察�its sheep market�察�and its pig market down by the river�察�
with raw´boned and shock´headed Rob Roys hiding their Lowland dresses
beneath heavy plaids�察 �prowling in and out among the animals�察 �and
flavouring the air with fumes of whiskey。 There was its corn market
down the main street�察 �with hum of chaffering over open sacks。 There
was its general market in the street too�察�with heather brooms on which the
purple flower still flourished�察 �and heather baskets primitive and fresh to
behold。 With women trying on clogs and caps at open stalls�察�and 'Bible
stalls' adjoining。 With 'Doctor Mantle's Dispensary for the cure of all
Human Maladies and no charge for advice��' and with Doctor Mantle's
'Laboratory of Medical�察�Chemical�察�and Botanical Science' ´ both healing
institutions established on one pair of trestles�察 �one board�察 �and one sun´
blind。 With the renowned phrenologist from London�察 �begging to be
favoured ��at sixpence each�� with the company of clients of both sexes�察�to
whom�察 �on examination of their heads�察 �he would make revelations
'enabling him or her to know themselves。' Through all these bargains and
blessings�察�the recruiting´sergeant watchfully elbowed his way�察�a thread of
War in the peaceful skein。 Likewise on the walls were printed hints that
the Oxford Blues might not be indisposed to hear of a few fine active
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young men�察 �and that whereas the standard of that distinguished corps is
full six feet�察�'growing lads of five feet eleven' need not absolutely despair
of being accepted。
Scenting the morning air more pleasantly than the buried majesty of
Denmark did�察�Messrs。 Idle and Goodchild rode away from Carlisle at eight
o'clock one forenoon�察�bound for the village of Hesket�察�Newmarket�察�some
fourteen miles distant。 Goodchild ��who had already begun to doubt
whether he was idle�此 �as his way always is when he has nothing to do��
had read of a certain black old Cumberland hill or mountain�察 �called
Carrock�察�or Carrock Fell�察�and had arrived at the conclusion that it would
be the culminating triumph of Idleness to ascend the same。 Thomas Idle�察�
dwelling on the pains inseparable from that achievement�察 �had expressed
the strongest doubts of the expediency�察 �and even of the sanity�察 �of the
enterprise�察�but Goodchild had carried his point�察�and they rode away。
Up hill and down hill�察�and twisting to the right�察�and twisting to the left�察�
and with old Skiddaw ��who has vaunted himself a great deal more than his
merits deserve�察�but that is rather the way of the Lake country���察�dodging the
apprentices in a picturesque and pleasant manner。 Good�察�weather´proof�察�
warm�察 �pleasant houses�察 �well white´limed�察 �scantily dotting the road。
Clean children coming out to look�察�carrying other clean children as bi